Marie Antoinette didn’t say let them eat cake As the story goes, when Queen Marie Antoinette heard that the French peasants were starving and didn’t have enough bread, she exclaimed “Let ...

“Marie Antoinette,” created by Tony-award-winning University of Iowa alum David Adjmi, is a modern take on the infamous royal, detailing her macabre journey from exorbitant queen to societal outcast.